Chapter 30: The Four Great Families
The next morning, Feng Fei got up early, had a simple breakfast, and went around the various famous scenic spots in the capital.
Now is not the peak tourist season, there are relatively few tourists, so Feng Fei went to several places in one day, especially when he stayed in the Forbidden City for the longest time, the first impression of Feng Fei was that it was big, there were rooms everywhere, if it wasn't for following a few tour groups, Feng Fei himself wouldn't have been able to get out at all.
Looking at every brick and stone, every ancient tree, and every room inside, Feng Fei walked in it, and every moment he was amazed, how many people from ancient times to the present, just like his current self, walked here.
From the Empress of Heaven to the eunuchs and palace maids, all dynasties and dynasties have lived in this palace, and now they are just like them, standing here, closing their eyes, as if they heard the sound of shouting long live,
It wasn't until eight o'clock in the evening that I was tired like a dog and returned to the hotel, lying on the hotel bed again, I was so tired today, I fell asleep, space, auction, nothing, sleep first.
Woke up by the alarm clock in the haze, glanced at his mobile phone, it was already seven o'clock in the morning, the auction was held at eight o'clock, Feng Fei took a shower, changed his clothes, bought a few fritters and soy milk, and hurriedly took a taxi to the auction house.
It was 7:40 to the auction house, and there was a special person in front of the door to receive him, and after Feng Fei showed a badge given by Zhao Jiafeng the day before yesterday, he walked into the auction house.
Today's auction is not open to everyone, because this time is different from the previous ordinary auctions, all the auction items today are treasures, so to enter the auction house today, first of all, you have to have capital, and then you have fame, to put it bluntly, you have to have a head and a face, and you have to have money, if you don't have these, then you can only enter with the badge issued by the auction house like Feng Fei.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw a lot of people wearing badges, presumably these were all people who came to send the photo, most of them were communicating in groups of three or five, talking about everything, antiques, calligraphy and painting, porcelain, jade, etc., Feng Fei listened to a few in a row, and found that he didn't understand anything.
I heard Zhao Jiafeng say that his wine is the only one he can get his hands on today, which means that there is no more valuable wine than himself at today's auction.
Feng Fei stood next to a few people talking about jade and listened, although he couldn't understand what was said, but these people all had a Beijing accent, and they spoke with a Beijing flavor, "you", "today", "yesterday", from time to time, this shouted "third master", and that called this "sixth master", Feng Fei felt very interesting when he listened, just like listening to cross talk.
"Hey, Mr. Feng, I can find you, the auction is about to start, you can sit on the second floor and watch the whole auction process, it's almost time, I'll take you there." Zhao Jiafeng came to Feng Fei's side, with a smile on his face, and his tone of voice was much more polite than the day before yesterday.
Feng Fei was happy in his heart, it was estimated that his wine was worth a lot higher today, what was the starting price, Zhao Jiafeng didn't say, Feng Fei didn't talk nonsense, and immediately followed Zhao Jiafeng to a private room on the second floor and sat down.
The private room is set up very exquisitely, after entering the door is a room of seven or eight square meters, a large floor-to-ceiling window, standing in front of the window can overlook the entire auction hall on the first floor, and those bidders are sitting in the hall on the first floor, and are not hidden in the private room as written in the novel, each bidder holds a sign in his hand, writing their respective labels, no need to speak during the bidding, just raise the card.
There are also tea, beer, and drinks in the private room, as well as some fruit plates and snacks, which are much more comfortable than those who can only sit on the first floor to bid.
In the hall on the first floor, Li Hui, the second son of the Li family of the four major families in Beijing, was sitting in a seat in the front row, looking at the auction items prepared by the auction house.
Because it will be the 80th birthday of the old man of the family in a few days, the young people of the Li family's generation attach great importance to the holding of this big birthday, and they are all preparing gifts.
Listening to his father Li Dengfeng said that this may be the last birthday of the old man, this year all the family businesses are very likely to have a big reshuffle, whether to share the fat or the chicken ribs, all depends on the old man's mind, so this birthday gift is very important.
Li Hui was ordered by his father to come to Baoyi Auction House to auction a few good things as a birthday gift to the old man, as long as the old man is happy, maybe the entire Asian market will give Li Hui this vein.
There were still a few minutes left to leave the auction, Li Hui was bored and looked through this book, there are a total of 25 items in today's auction, including almost all kinds of categories that are popular today, and what is auctioned today is the outstanding objects in these categories.
"Huh, hundred-year-old wine?" Li Hui looked at this inconspicuous photo, there was only a rough wine jar, no gorgeous packaging, but it attracted Li Hui's attention at a glance.
Because the old man is the best drinker in his life, as the leader of the big family in the capital, he has never drunk any wine in his life, so in the past several birthdays, no one in the family has ever used wine to make a birthday gift.
Li Hui didn't expect to come to Baoyi Auction House today to encounter the bidding of a century-old wine, I believe that even if the old man tastes countless wines, this century-old wine has never been drunk.
"Hey, isn't this Li Shao of the Li family, why do you have time to bid today?" Li Hui, who was looking at his god, was interrupted by a sharp voice, his brows furrowed, and he turned his head to see that it was Wang Tengfei, the young master of the Wang family among the four major families.
The four major families do all kinds of business, so it is inevitable that there will be peers with each other, which has caused a lot of contradictions between each other, the Li family and the Wang family are very unfortunate, the main business of the two families is real estate, both at home and abroad, it is good to say abroad, so many countries, you are in this country, then he will go to that country, he can avoid it, but not at home.
Especially in the first-tier cities where every inch of land is valuable, especially in the capital, the two families can be said to be fighting openly and secretly in the capital, water and fire are incompatible, and they have also made a lot of trouble with each other because of the land dispute, but fortunately, both families have backgrounds, even if they have lives, they can also be settled by relationships.
"Hmph, Wang Shao, I heard that you were sent to Africa last year, when did you go back to the capital, why don't you tell your brother, I'll give you a pick-up, that place in Africa, it's not good, find a girl who looks like an orangutan," As soon as the two families met, no one would give anyone a good look, Li Hui sneered at the moment.
Wang Tengfei heard Li Hui mention Africa, his heart was furious, he had been in charge of the family's domestic business before, but because of a trivial incident offended a big man, even if the family's backer made a move, the other party still did not give in, and in the end there was no way, the family could only send Wang Tengfei to Africa.
What kind of place is Africa, the poorest and most chaotic continent, to put it mildly, it sounds like it was sent to develop business, but in fact, the family has given up on Wang Tengfei and left him to fend for himself there.